Hofstedes fifth dimension is long term versus short term orientation. This dimension was added after the original four to try to spot the difference in between the East and West culture wise. Australia scores 31 in this dimension, so it is a short term oriented country.
In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bill Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft. Under Gates` leadership, Microsoft`s mission has been to improve software and to make it easier for people to use computers. He and his wife founded The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds global health, education and public library projects. Independently produced for NPR by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman with John Gregory and Viki Merrick.